Marble Fragment from Original Tomb of James Buchanan
Description
Fragment from James Buchanan's tomb in Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster, PA. Rectangular base with relief carving of three oak leaves on one short branch with an acorn on top. White marble. On back: paper with handwritten ink: 'a piece of waste marble from (the?) Tomb of Hon. James Buchanan.
Provenance
Found by donor at gravesite. From original tombstone. Gift of Jim McMullin per Pat Clarke 4/5/2023
Sign at near entrance to Woodward Hill Cemetery erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for James Buchanan - Lawyer, statesman, diplomat, and fifteenth President of the United States, lies buried in this cemetery, about 350 yards southeast. His home, Wheatland, located on Marietta Avenue is marked with a bronze tablet.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
James Buchanan's tomb at Woodward Hill Cemetery. Note taped to back: Monument picture - In the old S. Queen St. cemetery, Lancaster, Buchanan's grave lies in high ground overlooking the city where he spent so many happy years. Coming here in 1812 to read law he established a successful practise. he entered politics from Lancaster and returned there wheever possible during terms of pulic office.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.